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Date:      Fri, 21 May 1999 11:18:50 -0500 (CDT)
From:      <nat@mylanders.com>
To:        gummibear@we.mediaone.net
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD and K6-2's
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990521111702.9807B-100000@mylanders.com>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.19990520220139.007bf5c0@we.mediaone.net>

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On Thu, 20 May 1999 gummibear@we.mediaone.net wrote:
> 
> 
> I'm thinking of upgrading my old P133 FreeBSD machine with a new
> Motherboard, RAM and an AMD K6-2 350.  They're less than 60 bucks now. :)
> I'm thinking about 64 megs of RAM minimum, maybe more depending on my
> budget.  I have a Win95 machine running on an ASUS P5A motherboard which
> seems really nice.  Thinking of getting another just the same, or maybe an
> ASUS P5A-B which is pretty much the same but it's baby AT size.  I plan to
> use the machine as a X Workstation, HTTP-FTP-TELNET server, NATD Gateway,
> and SAMBA server.  I really don't want to spend more than 300 bucks for
> Motherboard, CPU, RAM, and Case (if neccessary).
> 
> My questions are:
> 
> 1.)  Does FreeBSD and AMD K6-2 350 make a good combination as far as
> performance, speed, and stability goes?

Has worked real well for me...

> 2.)  Other than ASUS motherboards, what would be another good choice for a
> low cost FreeBSD Workstation/Server?

Besides the ASUS, I have used TYAN and FIC motherboards and have had good
luck.


Nat




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